Shloka 16
उपवासविधि-प्रश्नः
Inquiry into the Discipline of Fasting
Devanagari script
माता गरीयसी यच्च तेनैतां मन्यते जन: । ज्येष्ठो भ्राता पितृसमो मृते पितरि भारत
Transliteration
mātā garīyasī yac ca tenaitāṃ manyate janaḥ | jyeṣṭho bhrātā pitṛ-samo mṛte pitari bhārata ||
Translation
माता अधिक गुरुतर (वंदनीय) आहे; म्हणूनच लोक तिचा विशेष सन्मान करतात। आणि हे भारत, पिता मरण पावल्यावर ज्येष्ठ भाऊ पित्याच्या समान मानावा।
Word by Word
माताmother
माता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
गरीयसीmore venerable/greater
गरीयसी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootगरीयस् (गुरु-तुल्यतर/तुलनात्मक)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
यत्because/for that reason (yad)
यत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयद्
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
तेनtherefore/by that (reason)
तेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
एताम्this (her)
एताम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
मन्यतेconsiders/thinks (honours as)
मन्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootमन् (मन्यते)
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada
जनःpeople/the world
जनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ज्येष्ठःeldest
ज्येष्ठः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootज्येष्ठ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भ्राताbrother
भ्राता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभ्रातृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पितृसमःequal to a father
पितृसमः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपितृ-सम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मृतेwhen (he is) dead
मृते:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootमृत (√मृ)
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
पितरिin/when the father (is gone)
पितरि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
भरतनन्दनO descendant/son of Bharata
भरतनन्दन:
TypeNoun
Rootभरत-नन्दन
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaB
Bharata (Yudhiṣṭhira)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes